[ESSP] seed and forest gardening conferences

[Vanessa Paulman]

Two interesting conferences coming up....

1) Restoring Our Seed Conference and Seed Exchange

Dec 4-5, Brattleboro, Vermont, 2004

Ever wonder how generations of farmers without advanced degrees grew their own
seed and developed the foods of today? Join us to learn to:

* Grow, select and breed organic seed for sustainable farming in New England,

* Integrate seed crops and wild habitats for enhanced biodiversity

* Develop local markets for 'vintage vegetables' with communities, schools and
chefs to grow a bioregional food and seed system.

Workshops with New England's master seed growers, Dr. Raoul Robinson, the
Public Seed Initiative, Dominique Guilette of kokopelli-seed-founda
tion.com, Bret Grohsgal and more.

Contact CR Lawn and Eli Rogosa: Ph: 207 872 9093 Email: humus1 at netvision.net.il
<http://www.growseed.org>www.growseed.org



2) Forest Gardening: A Delicious and Practical Food System (free!)

When: October 31, 2004, 1 – 3 pm
Where: 147 Brown Ave., Holyoke, MA. At the home of Jonathan and Eric.
What: A presentation of our forest garden.
Who should come: Anyone interested in gardening, 
permaculture, learning new ideas, and hanging 
with cool people.
RSVP: Jonathan, 303-0740, edibleforests at hotmail.com
Meeting/workshop outline:
-introductions
-updates on planned events, local activities and/or projects
-forest garden process:
         -what is a forest garden?
         -our story
         -review land analysis, plans, and design
-tour of the site (time spent outside depends on weather):
         -tropical garden, mushrooms, greenhouse, fruit arbors, ponds,
forest garden
-depending on time, motivation and weather we will mulch part of the back
yard in leaves collected from the neighborhood. For those interested,
bring your gardening attire.
Directions:
-91 south to the Rt. 202 exit, Holyoke
-Left at end of ramp onto Rt. 202
-Down the hill till you reach Rt. 5 (Northampton Street), Make a right
-Left onto Laurel Street
-First right onto Willow Street
-Right onto Brown Ave.
-Third house on your right 147 Brown Ave. (Look for Banana Trees)
Hope to see you here. Bring snacks or beverages to share if you want.

-- 
Vanessa Paulman       
Center for Science Exploration
Hampshire College

phone: (413) 559-5792
fax: (413) 559-5438
Adele Simmons Hall #132

http://ScienceExploration.hampshire.edu


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